Business Line 16.04.2013
Mobile app to help govt officials take decisions on the move
Ospyn Technologies, a company based in Technopark here, bets big on the business of e-governance.
It is promising to take decision-making to the wireless world, enabling
government officials track files and sign them on the move, with the
help of a mobile application it has developed for its proprietary file
processing system, digital document filing system (DDFS).
The app can be operated on iphone, ipad, android and other smartphones,
say Prasadu Varghese, chief executive and managing director, and Kishore
Kumar, chief technology officer, Ospyn.
DELAY CUT DOWN
A major cause of concern in a majority of government departments is the
delay caused in the physical movement of files from desk to desk,
Varghese said.
Once DDFS is implemented in departments, documents are passed on
electronically. Delays and overheads associated with paper based
document distribution are significantly reduced.
DDFS will help distribute and retrieve documents instantly without hindrance of any geographical boundaries.
The traditional filing system involved paper-based filing systems, which
apart from being space-consuming and tedious, also poses serious cost
and security concerns.
Records management, data sharing, distribution and information retrieval
become more complex and difficult, thereby decreasing operational
efficiency.
RECORD REPOSITORY
DDFS addresses these issues and provides tools to create, retrieve, distribute and organise documents, Kumar said.
It enhances business performance and productivity, while increasing
efficiency and reducing the cost and clutter of maintaining paper
records.
For instance, in the Government Secretariat here, all old files are
scanned, converted to digital form and archived in a record repository.
DDFS has been integrated to this database and hence, users can access old record files through DDFS, without leaving their seat.
DDFS enables officials to keep an attentive eye on ‘peeping toms’ and also to control use and viewing of data or documents.
FILE STATUS
Malpractices such as replacing pages in a file, replacing an entire
file, file stealing etc can be effectively checked by implementing DDFS.
Through DDFS public portal, file status and stages can be made public.
It eliminates all issues associated with lost or misplaced documents.
Officers will have quick and instant access of relevant data and documents, enabling rapid decision-making.
Kumar said that systems such as ‘e-district’ as part of e-governance are
used to improve transactional capabilities and processes of Government
departments.
An efficient e-governance requires a smooth and streamlined functioning
of both decision-making and transactional systems. DDFS has both,
Varghese and Kumar added.
